Susanne Bier

The Danish Institute is screening Susanne Bier's 2014 film "A Second Chance" on Thursday, February 22, at 7 p.m. In Danish with English subtitles, the thriller follows a police detective who puts himself on the wrong side of the law he's supposed to defend when he kidnaps a baby from abusive parents in order to replace his own child, who has died.

The Danish Institute in Athens presents free screenings of critically acclaimed Danish productions. The selection on Tuesday, March 7, is Susanne Bier's "In a Better World," an Oscar-winning drama thriller about the dynamic between two fathers and their sons when the families come together. The screening starts at 7 p.m. and will be in Danish with English subtitles.

Between June 4 and 14, the Istanbul Modern Cinema will present a series of film screenings bringing together world-renowned and fresh new films from Scandinavia. The series features much talked-about Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Norwegian films that received the thumbs-up from audiences, critics, and festivals alike.